VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-13054

CVSS score8.1 HIGH
EPSS probability2.20%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-07-02
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Description

An issue was discovered in Cinnamon 1.9.2 through 3.8.6. The cinnamon-settings-users.py GUI runs as root and allows configuration of (for example) other users' icon files in _on_face_browse_menuitem_activated and _on_face_menuitem_activated. These icon files are written to the respective user's $HOME/.face location. If an unprivileged user prepares a symlink pointing to an arbitrary location, then this location will be overwritten with the icon content.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Primary references